Re: Toshiba laptop class action

["JEFFREY J. BEARD" <jbeard@QUARLES.COM>]

And don't forget the latest Toshiba laptop problems:

http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-1575507.html?tag=st.ne.1002.

"Overheating Intel parts threaten Toshiba laptops"
March 17, 2000

"Intel has another hot problem: Some notebooks are dying because of faulty 
processor packaging.

The flaw, which first appeared in Toshiba Satellite 4100 models, affects 
certain notebooks containing 400-MHz Pentium II and Celeron processors. 
Toshiba Tecra 8000 notebooks also could be affected. The problem, however, 
may not be confined to Toshiba..."

And of course, Dell didn't want to be left out of the limelight either <g>:

http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-1568001.html?tag=st.ne.1002.

"Dell notebooks suffer from widespread memory problem"
March 9, 2000

"[...]Between 200,000 and 400,000 Dell notebook computers sold last year 
contain defective memory, a problem the PC maker has acknowledged and is 
moving to fix."

And people ask me why I like the Palm platform's stability so much... ;^)  
Naturally, handhelds can't replace the full functionality of a laptop, but 
you get my point.  It's getting to be that you can't purchase any major 
laptop brand without playing russian roulette with the quality or design of 
the hardware.

Jeff
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>>> Mark Cornell <mcornell@CHI.TDS.NET> 03/23/00 10:47AM >>>
In addition, the coupons are transferable and can be combined to make a
purchase. So if anyone out there is a class member and won't use the coupon,
just toss it in the mail to me. :)

Seriously, I bet a lot of these coupons will go unused. Perhaps if they were
donated in quantities to a charitable organization, they could be aggregated 
and
used to purchase computer hardware for the organization. I wonder if an 
address
list of claimants could be obtained from the court to solicit these coupons? 
Any
ideas?

Regards,

Mark Cornell

Patrick Begos wrote:

> Excuse the cross-posting, but all you Toshiba laptop owners out there should
> know that there has just been a settlement of some class action apparently
> involving floppy drives in laptops.
>
> There are various classes, but if you bought your laptop after 3/5/98, you
> get cash up to $400, plus the option of a software fix or a PCMCIA floppy or
> a new floppy controller, plus a coupon for Toshiba products.
>
> If your laptop was under warranty on 3/5/99, you get the
> patch/PCMIA/floppycontroller plus the coupon
>
> If your warranty expired before 3/5/99, you get the patch and the coupon.
>
> If you haven't received any notice, you can call the claims admin at
> 888-353-8138 or class counsel at 888-353-8139 for info. Claims forms need to
> be in by 6/12/00.
>
> Imagine, a class action that actually may result in class members getting
> actual money.
>
> Patrick W. Begos
> Begos & Horgan, LLP
> NY and CT
> begos@ibm.net